Tao and Heaven

Chapter 133 Half-Immortal Red Feather
Countless people are entering and exiting the Fire Cloud Cave more and more frequently. The Fire Cloud Cave is not just a cave, but an underground cave that connects the earth veins in all directions. It can extend for tens of thousands of miles at its farthest point, and so far no one knows where the end is.

It is almost impossible to find an elixir of immortality here that you cannot sense at all, so the Taoist goddess must get the elixir first, and then you can snatch it.

No matter whether it is the ignorant old monster who wants to fight to the death, or the most powerful celestial being in the realm of Taoism hidden in the dark, the half-immortals, or even the forbidden existence at the immortal level, they must get access to the elixir of immortality through Yu Hua's hands.

There are numerous reasons and causes for this, but this is the only thing that cannot be avoided.

Otherwise, it would not be Yu Hua's turn to look for it slowly, and he would not be able to become the support for the Immortal Qingcang to live a second life.

Immortals have always existed, but he is the only 'living' immortal.

On September 15th, there was still no news from Gu Wen and Yu Hua.

On September 16, some people suspected that the Taoist goddess and her companions might have entered the Fire Cloud Cave through some means and were now looking for the elixir of immortality.

On September 17th, the Daqian court began to severely investigate Gu Wen, a criminal ordered by the court.

All forces were shrouded in a sense of impatience, and everything began to deviate from the original track. The immortal world was in chaos, and the constant emergence of variables made the cultivators even more uneasy.

Gu Wen's true understanding of the way of the sword undoubtedly exacerbated this uneasiness.

Ao Tang, who was lurking in the dark, became more and more anxious. He couldn't contact Yu Hua, so he had to contact the Sanqing Taoist Sect in the open.

Sanqing Mountain has always been in a fixed location, but it was blocked before and communication was extremely difficult. But now Ao Tang has become a headless fly and has only this way to go.

Through a special tool, the divine mind flew out of the immortal land in an instant. Then it contacted Sanqing Mountain without any hindrance, which meant that the blockade had disappeared.

Opposite him was an old Heavenly Master from the Jade Purity Sect. Through a brief exchange of information, Ao Tang learned about Dao Zong's current situation.

The blockade still exists, and no one above the level of True Lord can enter or leave Sanqing Mountain. However, the formation that stretched 100,000 miles to surround Sanqing Mountain no longer exists, at least on the surface, there is no more fierce fighting.

A fierce war that affected the entire cultivation world came to an end due to the aftermath of the Tianquan Mountain Battle.

An unknown immortal took action outside Taixu, which obviously broke the rules and touched the red line of the Sanqing Taoist sect.

Yun Miao directly announced that if the immortal came down again, he would take Sanqing Mountain to fight Jianmu, break through the entire veins of heaven and earth, and let the world enter the end of the law era.

The Three Pure Ones Taoist sect does not need to know who did it, they just need to prove that they can drag everyone down.

Ao Tang couldn't help but sigh. Although Yun Miao was a little reckless, the current situation really needed such a ruthless person as a leader.

However, this kind of deterrence can only be used once. If it is not put into action the second time, its reputation will be greatly reduced. But if Jianmu is really smashed, it will only kill 800 enemies and lose 1,000 of its own. Even for the immortals outside Taixu, 800 is not enough.

Not all immortals value the Taoist tradition, not all immortals still maintain their true self, and not all immortals have the Taoist tradition.

When it comes to immortals, everything seems to be covered with a thick fog, making it impossible for mortals to see through it.

At least for now, the communication with the Sanqing Dao Sect has been restored, and various supplies can be obtained from the sect. Ao Tang remembered that Gu Wen always needed to eat a lot of pills to maintain the speed of practice, and the amount of pills swallowed was more than ten times that of other people.

Although the elixirs in the Immortal Land are special and priceless in the outside world, the Three Pure Ones Taoist Sect is wealthy enough to still provide some support.

Later, regarding the disconnection between Ao Tang and the goddess, Dao Zong could only tell him that the goddess's fate tablet was fine. As for the specific location, it was impossible to trace it. Otherwise, Dao Zong could track it, and others might track it.

Any means and methods have traces to follow.

In desperation, Ao Tang could only choose to remain dormant.

"Senior Ao Tang, please pass something to Gu Wen on my behalf."

"What is it? Is it urgent?"

"It's extremely urgent."

A ray of golden light flew out of Sanqing Mountain and fell directly into the immortal land in the sky. During the journey, countless divine thoughts swept through.

Ao Tang looked at the bluish-white token floating in front of him and blinked in confusion.

The token of Yuqing’s true disciple?

The Jade Purity Sect's Tianzun said, "The situation was critical before, and we were unable to send this thing out. Now we have a chance."

There is no order without rules. The Sanqing Taoist sect is divided into the Sanqing faction. The faction is divided into the main lineage and the branch line established by some powerful person. The disciples of the branch line are further divided into the inner and outer sects.

Outer disciples can just enter as soon as they become disciples, while inner disciples need to condense a golden elixir before the age of 300, or even reach the Nascent Soul stage.

The true teachings and personal teachings are above the inner sect, but according to the different requirements of each branch, the general average is the 100-year-old golden elixir.

The Yuqing main vein is a special class in colleges and universities, with a small number of students. The outer disciples must reach the golden elixir before the age of 100, and the inner disciples must reach the primordial infant at the age of 200. After that, they will break through a major realm every 200 years, otherwise they will leave the Yuqing main vein.

Either they return to the original branch, or they reach the Return to Void stage and establish their own branch.

As for the true teachings of the main lineage and the direct teachings, there are many requirements, but if one has to describe it, it can only be said that it is difficult to find one in a hundred years.

There are tens of millions of ordinary people in Sanqing Mountain, and every year millions of young people of appropriate age take part in the mountain gate test, and countless others come from all over the world.

Among these people, only less than 30,000 can enter the mountain gate, and they are scattered among thousands of branches of the three sects. Each branch only accepts dozens of people every year.

Among the tens of thousands of disciples who are able to practice every year, it may take a hundred years for one to emerge as the Jade Purity True Transmission.

But why should it be sent specifically to Gu Wen?
When Ao Tang asked, the Jade Purity Sect's Heavenly Master said confidently, "This boy is the Heavenly Maiden of my sect, so he should naturally join my Jade Purity Sect."

"But Gu Wen hasn't entered the mountain gate yet. Isn't this inappropriate for you to do this?"

"Do you want to teach it to me personally? Thank you for your reminder, Daoist Ao. I will call together the True Lords of each branch to discuss it later."

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Ao Tang said no more. This old Taoist was just pretending to be ignorant even though he knew the truth.

At the same time, he could also understand that Gu Wen was the only one who had mastered the true meaning of the sword. If he didn't transfer the ownership quickly, would he just wait for others to snatch it away?
Suddenly, a divine thought followed the path of the Jade Purity Sect’s old Heavenly Master. Ao Tang cut off the connection instantly, but was still a step too slow.

No, it’s because the person who came was too strong.

A ray of fire turned into a red cardinal, standing on a branch and looking down at Ao Tang. Its pupils, the size of green beans, seemed to contain a cave.

"Three Pure Divine Beasts, Ao Tang."

Ao Tang's face froze, and he bowed slightly and said, "May I ask you, Senior, to obey your command."

The mysterious sound came slowly and leisurely like the sound of heaven.

"I am Chi Ling, and I am here today to investigate one thing."

Just hearing the name, Ao Tang's mind was shaken, as if some kind of Tao rhyme was triggered in the dark.

I am the first on the path to the golden elixir, I hold the universe in my hands, and my fist moves the sun and the moon.

This statement is recorded in the Yu Jian Sect's classics and was passed down from its founder, Chi Ling Tian Zun, who should now be respectfully called a semi-immortal.

The Golden Elixir Method, one of the thirty-six methods of becoming an immortal, was created by her. Any method that can enter the realm of semi-immortality can be called an immortal method, because this method is recognized by heaven and earth and can lead to immortality.

It is said that he has been reincarnated for the past hundred years, comprehended the mysteries of life and death, and returned to become an immortal.

This world seems to be an opportunity to become an immortal. First, there is a vision of the Sword Master attaining enlightenment, and then a demigod who has reached the pinnacle of the Golden Elixir returns from the cycle of reincarnation.

"I don't know what the senior is doing."

Chi Ling said: "Daoist goddess, no. A man named Gu Wen took my sister away. Because of the power of Qingcang Immortal, I can't find the location, so I came to ask."

"I don't know where they are."

Ao Tang bowed his head and answered truthfully. Even if he knew, he would not tell. Because the other party was not coming in person, even if he came in person, he could use his magical powers to escape, but he could not guarantee that he would not lose arms or legs.

Chi Ling asked again: "Is this what Dao Zong meant?"

Ao Tang quickly shook his head and said, "Dao Zong has no intention of interfering with the senior's enlightenment. Perhaps the junior just wants to make friends and accompany him."

"hope so."

The red cardinal turned back into a flame and went out, silently and without a trace.

Ao Tang could not sense any breath, and didn't know whether the other party had really left.
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South water.

Gu Wen's soul left his body and floated in the air. There were mountains, forests and rivers under his feet. He flew over quickly at low altitude, searching aimlessly for elixirs with his mind. However, after half a day, he found nothing.

He said disappointedly: "It seems that there is really no more."

There are many opportunities to become immortals, and there are countless small opportunities like spiritual medicine, but these spiritual medicines take a while to grow. The speed is probably the same as mushrooms, and the growth of century-old spiritual medicines is based on seasons.

Now that Gu Wen has raided the area many times, it will take several months before he can find it nearby.

With this thought in mind, Gu Wen couldn't help but look up in the direction of Bian Jing.

The dog emperor must be killed, and he must sit on that bird throne either, or at least he has to support his own people to take the throne.

Because Gu Wen worked so hard to get a hundred years of heavenly marrow, the area he searched was less than one-fifth of Nanshui County. If the entire Nanshui produced 500 years of heavenly marrow every three months, then the twelve counties of Daqian could provide the dog emperor with 6,000 heavenly marrow every three months.

And even if not all of it can be seized by the imperial court, taking into account various losses, there are only one thousand Heavenly Sui, which means there are still four thousand Heavenly Sui in a year.

If he reduces it based on what he saw at Taifusi, it will be no problem to stabilize it at one thousand days of marrow a year.

Ten thousand Heavenly Marrows in ten years, not to mention that the elixir of immortality can reduce the amount of Heavenly Marrow needed.

The soul returned to the physical body which was on a ship on a river.

He opened his eyes and saw Yu Hua dozing off against him, Chi Yuzi leaning against the window, bored, with a leftover spiritual herb in his mouth, and Jun Yan was nowhere to be seen.

They were in the best room in the ship's tower, and this was a cargo ship belonging to a big merchant from Nanshui.

Through some of Jun Yan's tricks, he confused everyone on the ship.

Their original intention was to pretend to take a detour into the neighboring Linchuan County, but in fact they were sending silver to the rebel army as military pay.

Because merchants could not bear the heavy taxes and levies of the imperial court, and Nanshui and Luoshui were the places with the strongest business atmosphere, there were countless big merchants, who were all local tyrants.

This is also why the rebellious army cannot be eliminated.

On the surface, it was hundreds of thousands of peasants who were rebelling, but in reality, it was the entire southern water tyrants who were behind it. Once the imperial court showed signs of decline, it would immediately turn into a prairie fire.

So rebellion is not a big deal; failure to suppress the rebellion is a big deal.

There have been countless dynasties throughout history, and rebellions have occurred in almost every period.

"Where's Jun Yan?"

Gu Wen asked, now they no longer call each other fellow Taoists, this trend was started by Chi Yuzi.

She felt that this was false politeness, and at the same time she didn't want to argue with Jun Yan.

"I'm going to cook."

Akabaneko said without even turning her head: "We will soon reach the ferry. What are your plans after meeting your old friend?"

“No plans yet.”

Gu Wen heard the other party's words and asked directly: "What other plans do you have?"

Chi Yuzi also answered very straightforwardly: "The sect has prepared a secret realm of opportunity for me. I want to find it and use it to refine the immortal body. I want you to go with me, and I will give you half."

All the big sects have their places of opportunity similar to Tianquan Mountain. As one of the best Taoist sects, Yu Jian Sect naturally also has a layout in the place where immortals can be achieved.

It is a very suitable opportunity to practice the Golden Elixir Method.

Gu Wen's eyes lit up when he heard that there were benefits, but he did not nod and agree immediately. Instead, he asked, "Why?"

"I have been traveling with you and have not received any divine thoughts from my sister." Chi Yuzi glanced at the dozing Yu Hua and said, "I don't want the sect to find out that I have cultivated the Nine-Transformation Golden Pill."

"can."

Gu Wen thought about it for a moment and agreed.

If it was before, he would have to consider whether to offend a half-immortal. But after Tianquan Mountain, Gu Wen's concept immediately changed, or he had a deeper understanding of the situation.

Above those Heavenly Lords, the Semi-Immortals who are comparable to the Heavenly Lords who head the Three Pure Ones Taoist Sect are the real threats.

Yu Hua woke up at this time, and it was unknown whether he heard the conversation between the two. Gu Wen repeated it again.

She shook her head and said, "You have already mastered the true meaning of swordsmanship, and you are not a child who has just started practicing to make decisions. I am just a little curious, why do you still want to practice when you have already mastered the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill?"

The last sentence was directed to Akabaneko.

“Above the Golden Core.”

Akabane answered, Yu Hua stopped asking questions, and Gu Wen was a little confused.

Boom boom boom!
There was a knock on the door, and Jun Yan walked in with large and small plates held by his divine sense, and placed them all on the table, creating a sumptuous meal of five dishes and one soup.

"Everyone, have dinner."

Only at this time, Jun Yan was extremely normal and didn't look like a demon.

But normal is sometimes also a kind of abnormality.

The four of them sat down at the table, the bowls and chopsticks clinked together, Akabane and Gu Wen wolfed down their food and pointed at each other's eating habits.

Yu Hua tasted it briefly and praised, "Not bad, cooking spiritual things with the method of elixir."

This is also the reason why Gu Wen ate so voraciously. He didn't know that Jun Yan, who was usually selfish, was willing to give elixirs to others only when it came to cooking.

"An old woman taught me." Jun Yan rarely smiled and said, "It's a pity that she died early, otherwise I could have learned more. She was one of the few people who treated me well."

Gu Wen looked up, then lowered his head to eat, and so did Akabane.

They didn't ask how he died, not because they were afraid of Jun Yan, but because they didn't want to affect their mood for eating.

The next day, the ship docked and a loud voice was heard from outside.

"We've arrived at the ferry!"

Gu Wen and his companions got off the boat and inquired about the location of Jiangjia Village. During this time, they saw a majestic young general in silver armor returning with his troops.

After taking a look from a distance, Gu Wen was sure it was Jiang Jucai, but he did not go to recognize him.

Because there was no need, he did not come here to seek refuge, but just to meet Jiang Fugui.

As for Jiang Jucai's rebellion or his success, it was nothing more than a farce of mortals.

Only practice can determine the overall situation.

(End of this chapter)